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The placid village of Lymstock seems the perfect place for Jerry Burton to recuperate from his accident under the care of his sister, Joanna. But soon a series of vicious poison-pen letters destroys the village's quiet charm, eventually causing one recipient to commit suicide. The vicar, the... read more
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Characters edit
- Miss Jane Marple: Add a description of this character.
- Jerry Burton
- Joanna
- Megan
- Nash
- Mrs. Dane Calthrop
- Mr. Burton
- Mrs. Symmington
- Mr. Pye
- Elsie Holland
- Aimee Griffith
- Emily Barton
- Owen Griffith
- Rose
- Jerry
- Partridge
- Agnes Woddell
- Graves
- Parkins
- Dick Symmington
- Mary Grey
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First Sentence edit
When at last I was taken out of the plaster, and the doctors had pulled me about to their hearts' content, and nurses had wheedled me into cautiously using my limbs, and I had been nauseated by their practically using baby talk to me, Marcus Kent told me I was to go and live in the country.
Table of Contents edit
Chapters 1 - 15
Series & Lists edit
This is book 4 of 17 in Miss Marple Mysteries. (standard series)
Preceded by The Body in the Library, and followed by A Murder Is Announced.
This is book 6 of 74 in Agatha Christie - Luitingh-Sijthoff pockets. (edition-based publisher list)
Preceded by Murder in Mesopotamia, and followed by Cat Among the Pigeons.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Agatha Christie (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Dodd, Mead and Company
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1942
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 229
Publisher: Dodd, Mead and Company
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1942
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 229
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 828'.912
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- Wikipedia: The Moving Finger on Wikipedia
- Agatha Christie: Official Agatha Christie website
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